Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is one of the most-watched streamers on Twitch. He believes that the platform is not to blame for the lack of viewers for smaller streamers: they just need to get better.
What kind of streamer is he? Mizkif started his Twitch career as a cameraman for the controversial streamer IcePoseidon. The streamer made a name for himself mainly by sitting in front of the camera with attractive women and taking part in every trend and diving into every influencer drama.
The recipe seemed to work: in summer 2022, Mizkif reached up to 50,000 viewers and was among the biggest streamers in the world. But in September, he had a rude awakening when he clashed with a gambling streamer on Twitter, who accused him of covering up a sexual assault by a friend.
After that, things went quiet for Mizkif, but since the end of 2022, the streamer has slowly been making his way back to Twitch. Currently he ranks “only” 77th among the most-watched streamers in the world, but if anyone knows how to be successful on Twitch, it’s Mizkif (sullygnome).
Now he directed harsh words at smaller content creators who want to follow in his footsteps.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was also once among the top streamers on Twitch.
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Through Fortnite to the largest streamer on Twitch – Who is Ninja and what is he doing today?
Mizkif believes that smaller streamers are to blame themselves
How did he come to these statements? In a stream on May 8, Mizkif spoke about a YouTube video discussing the current state of Twitch. He vehemently disagreed with the point that the streaming platform needs to support smaller content creators more to be discovered.
What does Mizkif have to say about smaller streamers? The 28-year-old apparently believes that Twitch has already done enough to help smaller streamers. There are already plenty of tools on the platform to be discovered by new viewers.
I think most streamers are small streamers because they are not good streamers. And I think Twitch has done a much better job in recent years with recommended [channels] and many other things. I think it’s now 100% fine.
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What should smaller streamers do then? Mizkif added that people just want to complain and whine. They just need to get better:
I don’t know what to tell you, go on TikTok, make more TikToks, make more YouTube shorts, try to grow outside the platform.
The streamer explains that viewers tend to join already established communities. Newcomers must therefore build a community elsewhere and bring it to Twitch to become more attractive to new viewers as well.
Mizkif is also against increasing smaller streamers’ share of the revenue from paid subscriptions, the subs. Larger streamers have long benefited from a favorable 70/30 split, while smaller streamers only receive half of the revenue.
As the 28-year-old explains, this perceived injustice motivated him to make his channel bigger.
Perfect New World will be the successor to an old MMORPG classic and just like that one, it will emphasize flying as an important element. For several days now, a closed beta has been running on Steam that is technically not allowed to be shown. Nevertheless, there is quite a bit of video material to be found on YouTube and Twitch.
During character creation, you have the choice of 3 classes for testing, each tied to 3 different races. However, more classes are expected before the release.
The game world is supposed to be completely open. For testing, there will be four different zones, each featuring a different theme. One zone is supposed to be full of puzzles, another focuses on group content like boss fights, and Dracopolis will likely be the capital with a mix of Chinese and steampunk elements like airships.
There will be random events in the game world that appear and which you can participate in.
Perfect New World will have an action combat system without the ability to “lock on” to a target. You will always need to actively aim with your abilities. Additionally, there are combos that enhance your attacks, for instance, when you throw enemies into the air.
However, while the first trailers thrilled many, the gameplay from the beta is not being received well. However, a lot can still change before the release.
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Perfect New World – Gameplay
Mobile menus and pixelated graphics as points of criticism
Where does the gameplay come from? A video comes from the German YouTuber Toftel, who showed his first 90 minutes in the beta. There you can see character creation and the first quests and battles.
However, Toftel and the viewers of the video have some points of criticism, including:
Gender lock.
A pixelated graphic.
Partially long animations during battles, which somewhat diminishes the action effect. Generally, the first battles were too easy.
A very empty game world.
Menus that strongly resemble mobile MMORPGs.
Optional auto-pathing from one quest giver to another.
Some bugs and performance issues.
In the comments on the video, but also elsewhere, the MMORPG is described as a worse TERA or a worse Revelation Online. Comparisons to Bless Online are also made repeatedly.
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However, some critics in the comments also claim that elements such as bugs, menus, or the empty game world can be significantly revised post-beta. The beta is also meant to gather feedback. However, the YouTuber did not report any errors during the video, which was repeatedly mentioned in the comments.
Is there any praise as well? The “YouTuber Perfect New World Gameplays” (via YouTube) and “webYTube” (via YouTube) have published various videos, some of which positively highlight the air battles and flying. Also, the fact that there is already English voice acting in the first beta is a small plus.
However, so far, no video has caused any great excitement.
Today, on May 9th, is Update Day for Destiny 2 again, and this is an unfortunate message for many players, as they will not be able to immerse themselves in the world of Destiny 2 for some time. What exactly is coming up and how long the server downtime will last, you will find out on MeinMMO.
What you need to know today: Bungie, the developer of Destiny 2, is known for regularly releasing updates and patches for the game to fix bugs and add new features.
If Destiny 2 goes offline again today, the Guardians will not have access to the loot shooter or its associated functions during the server downtime.
In this article, we will discuss the reasons for today’s server downtime and what Destiny 2 players can expect when they log back in. MeinMMO will also provide you with current information on the update progress during the downtime in an info box.
Update history for Patch 7.0.5.3:
09:00 AM: Following yesterday’s update, Bungie announced that various error codes are still affecting the game’s stability in Destiny 2. Accordingly, the API had to be disabled and the game taken offline for emergency maintenance. Bungie is currently investigating the issues.
07:00 PM: The patch notes are here. We will link them further down in the article. Unfortunately, no good news for the sound bug.
However, Destiny 2 has awoken again. On PC, the download for Update 7.0.5.3 is a total of 100.02 MB. Once you’ve downloaded it, you can log back in. However, keep in mind – background maintenance will continue until 08:00 PM.
06:15 PM: The servers of Destiny 2 are now offline. Now it’s time to wait until 07:00 PM and hope that everything goes according to plan.
05:00 PM: Bungie has started background maintenance for Update 7.0.5.3. This means you may experience small hiccups or server losses in the game. You now have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete your activities before Bungie goes into downtime.
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Destiny 2: Lightfall – Gather all Guardians trailer
Maintenance on 09.05. – All Times for Server Down
These times are important today: Bungie informed players via Twitter about the exact times. The planned downtime will last 45 minutes.
This is the exact schedule for the maintenance:
At 05:00 PM German time, the maintenance work will start in the background on all platforms.
From 06:15 PM, the servers will go offline, and players will be automatically kicked from all activities.
The update 7.0.5.3 will be rolled out on all platforms during this time and can be downloaded.
Officially, the servers will already be back online by 07:00 PM.
The ongoing background maintenance will end at 08:00 PM if everything goes smoothly. During this time, however, you can already play again.
Important: As long as the background maintenance is running, there may be connection issues in the game from time to time. You may also have to expect queues when logging in directly after the update.
What the patch bringstoday: During the server downtime, the game will be updated to the latest version, and some changes and improvements will be made. These can range from minor adjustments to major updates and new content.
MeinMMO lists here issues that Bungie is already aware of, as well as those that our readers have pointed out to us. However, what will be fixed, will only be shown by the patch notes.
The description of the node for normal supremacy player search is missing.
Some Guardian Games quests can only be completed with bronze medals or medals from the Vanguard Guardian Games leisure playlist.
The Wishender does not penetrate advanced Phalanx or Hydra shields.
In the Nightfall “Lake of Shadows”, wiping in the boss area causes some enemies and champions to respawn in a previous area, blocking platinum rewards.
Some gilded titles are no longer gilded, and some associated triumphs have been marked as incomplete.
The latest title of the Guardian Games 2023 “Champ” currently cannot be gilded either.
The aspect of the Strand Hunter “Chains of Warding” does not trigger some class ability mods.
When further upgrading a masterpiece weapon, it seems as if you gain +20 on the base value, while in reality, you can only gain +10 on the base value.
Using 3 copies of the same resistance armor mod does not provide any advantage over using 2 copies of the same mod.
There are reports that Radiant no longer stuns barrier champions.
Fire sprites can no longer be generated through grenade kills.
The sound bug has only been improved but not fully fixed.
Player name changes are not infinitely customizable via bungie.net. Several “number Guardians” are still waiting for the option to change their usernames again instead of receiving the message “You have no name changes available”.
What is in the patch notes? The comprehensive list of all changes for Hotfix 7.0.5.1 will be published by Bungie in the form of patch notes. However, they will only appear this evening.
As soon as they are published, we will link them in this article, as they could still change afterwards.
That means Bungie has again some issues on its list that could be fixed with today’s update. These urgently needed maintenance and updates are so important to improve the player experience and keep the game up to date. Especially in Season 20, where Bungie is struggling with persistent gameplay issues.
How do you plan to spend the time during a Destiny 2 server downtime? Are you already finished with Season 20, or is there something you still need that might be blocked by a bug? Feel free to leave us a comment here on MeinMMO.
At least harvesting the platinum medals in the Guardian Games 2023 can be done quickly using these tricks:
The hints in World of Warcraft are intensifying. In Patch 10.1, you can earn a new Legendary – at least if you play the right class.
Legendary items are the best that can happen to a character in World of Warcraft. While these “Legendarys” were difficult to obtain in the early days of World of Warcraft and often belonged to only a few classes, there were plenty of them in “Legion” and “Shadowlands”, making the uniqueness of these items somewhat faded.
But with Dragonflight, Legendary items are rare again; so far, there have been none. However, that has changed with Patch 10.1 – only one class will probably get a Legendary.
Which class is the Legendary for? For the Evokers of the Dracthyr. This also fits the overall story told with Patch 10.1, Fury of Neltharion. After all, Aberrus is the birthplace of the Dracthyr, so a legendary item in this environment makes sense.
You can see the video about the current patch here:
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WoW: Patch 10.1 Ember of Neltharion is live – Here is what to expect starting now
Where does the information come from? Even on the PTR of Patch 10.1, there were some hints of a legendary weapon found in the data mining. Now, another item has been found in the game data, the “Cracked Titan Gem”. A legendary item that is supposed to start a quest line and is only available for Evokers. The description reads:
This jewel contains a familiar energy. You feel drawn to it, almost as if it were tugging at your will.
This suggests that it is a gem of the glove that Neltharion once used to control the Dracthyr.
It is still unclear where the jewel comes from, but most suspect that it drops from the final boss Sarkareth – perhaps only at higher difficulty levels.
As of today, the raid Aberrus, Crucible of Shadows is open. Therefore, it’s only a matter of time before the first Evoker heroes unlock the quest line and set off on the hunt for their legendary weapon.
What kind of Legendary is it? That remains to be seen. So far, the data miners have not been able to clearly identify the legendary item. It is most likely still encrypted in the game data and will only be unlocked in the data when the first players unlock the legendary item.
Do you think it’s good that there are again Legendaries for a single class? Or is that “unfair” and every class should get one?
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Felix Kjellberg (34), better known as “PewDiePie”, was for a long time the biggest YouTuber in the world. Since March 2023, the content creator has also been seen again on the streaming platform Twitch. However, the account has now disappeared as suddenly as it appeared.
PewDiePie streams on Twitch? Actually, the legendary gaming influencer is better known as a YouTuber, but PewDiePie actually has a Twitch channel. However, it has barely been used for years.
In March 2023, there was great surprise when PewDiePie’s Twitch channel suddenly went live again. Instead of livestreams, there was only a continuous loop of his old videos – and strangely enough, whole episodes of the Canadian comedy series “Trailer Park Boys”.
However, behind it was the company CoPilo Media, which according to their website “creates value by bringing existing content collections to a new audience.” This means in plain terms that they take over accounts from influencers like PewDiePie in order to broadcast certain media on them, such as the Trailer Park Boys or old videos from a creator.
For now, however, neither Trailer Park Boys, nor ALF or the cult film The Room will be seen on PewDiePie’s channel. For unknown reasons, the channel has been banned by Twitch. Fans are eagerly speculating what could have triggered the ban.
A certain DrDisrespect can sing a song about mysterious Twitch bans:
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DrDisrespect was a celebrity on Twitch – His ban remains a big mystery to this day
Others suspect that the shown content may have triggered the ban – as some of PewDiePie’s old videos would violate Twitch’s rules:
In 2015, the YouTuber released a video series about the infamous “Yandere Simulator”. In the game, you control a schoolgirl who tries to win the favor of her classmate and isn’t afraid of murder. The game is on Twitch’s “black list”.
In a 2017 livestream, PewDiePie used the “N-word” while getting upset about a teammate during a round of PUBG. Fans still know the incident as the “Bridge Incident”, as the YouTuber was on a bridge in-game when he used the racist term.
The “Bridge Incident” should no longer be found on PewDiePie’s channel, but it would definitely be a reason for a ban for Twitch. The videos about the Yandere Simulator are still available on the 34-year-old’s YouTube channel. So it’s quite possible that they could have found their way into the continuous stream.
As usual, Twitch does not comment on the ban, so the reasons can only be speculated about. PewDiePie has also not yet said anything about the brief comeback of his channel. Apparently, there are other priorities for the YouTuber, who is expecting his first child with his wife Marzia.
On May 10, the first part of the “Slay your way to Elgacia” update arrives in Lost Ark, bringing not only some changes but also a popular and powerful new class to the West: the Slayer. We explain why you shouldn’t get too excited too early.
You can also expect nice little details. The two gun classes, Deadeye and Gunslinger, can now not only switch through their arsenal of weapons but also sheathe them. This is meant to contribute to immersion and is indeed well received by the community.
The knowledge transfer system will also be improved. It will be made easier for you to push new characters through the story for little gold and bring them directly to level 50.
The Slayer is a female version of the Berserker, making her the first feminine warrior class. She wields a greatsword in battle and focuses more on specialization than on crit and swiftness, unlike the Madness Berserker.
The last new class was the Artist:
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Lost Ark shows the new class in the trailer – Swing the brush against Brelshaza
Slayer leads DPS lists, comes with enticing event
Why is the class the highlight? The Slayer ranks very high on the tier lists regarding both PvE and PvP. She has enormous burst potential, and her damage per second is massive. With the right gear, she can deal over a billion damage at once, overshadowing most other classes (via YouTube).
Moreover, the greatsword is considered a popular weapon in the community, as there are many attractive skins for the weapon and the so-called “Glow” is correspondingly large and eye-catching. “Glow” refers to the increasingly powerful glow of the weapon, which grows as you improve the weapon.
What else can tempt you: Furthermore, with the release of the Slayer, a new progression event also starts. You will receive a Power Pass that pushes you to Gearscore 1,340 this time. This one is also for players who have not yet played a character that far. The only requirement is that your account has been active since December 2022.
From 1,340, you can then start the new event, which helps you reach item level 1,460. For this, there are materials provided, improved chances for upgrading, and many useful items as well as 4 free, time-limited engravings.
Why you shouldn’t get too excited: The class is so incredibly strong that fans in Korea are already expecting a nerf, meaning a weakening of the Slayer. Currently, a patch for the Korean servers is announced for May 12, shortly after the release of the class for us (via reddit).
So far, there are no patch notes yet, but most experts agree: A nerf of the Slayer is inevitable. Even if it doesn’t happen right now, the Slayer probably won’t be able to maintain her enormous performance.
However, since the class is coming to us with the May patch on May 10, it most likely does not include the weakening yet. You are therefore in great danger of playing a class that might lose significantly in power and damage with the next update.
As with any new class, you will probably also have to spend a lot of gold on the Slayer to obtain good gear shortly after release. So think carefully about whether it’s really worth it for you.
What do you think of the Slayer? Do you not care about the impending nerf? Or were you never interested in the class anyway? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
A statistic about League of Legends shows which champions are most AFK in the MOBA by Riot Games. Ironically, the boss of the underworld shines with his absence.
Statistics show the AFK rates of champions: Every gamer who plays various multiplayer games knows them: the random team members who do not participate in the game and are absent.
League of Legends is also not spared from AFK players. Some heroes and certain ranks stand out as being particularly often absent.
The site “League of Graphs” collects this data and presents the respective statistics in an illustrative manner. This reveals which champion in the popular MOBA by Riot Games particularly often leaves his teammates in the lurch.
For many years, the champion Yasuo dominated. But he has now been dethroned.
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7 Facts about LoL that only true veterans know
The Boss vs. the dishonored Warrior
Which champion is most absent? Sett, the boss, is considered the leader of Ionia’s underworld – a task that evidently takes a lot of time. Who can care about trivial rank matches when he has to run a criminal empire?
With a total of 1.96%, players who play Sett are most AFK. No other champion is absent in as many games as the top laner. Only Yasuo poses serious competition and is closely following Sett with 1.95% (via League of Graphs).
From the third place onwards, the AFK rates drop significantly, and for now, it remains a duel between the boss and the dishonored warrior.
However, we have it relatively well in Europe. Only 4% of all matches on EUW have to deal with an AFK player. In Turkey (8.5%) and Brazil (6.5%) it is much worse. The lowest rates are in Japan (1.6%) and Korea (2.3%).
Which champion is least AFK? At the end of the AFK statistics stands Lulu. The sorceress is absent in only 0.89% of her matches and is slightly better off than Rakan, who disappears from the keyboard in 0.91% of games.
But champions Jarvan IV, Annie, Janna, Nami, and Yumi also remain below an absence rate of 1%. Exemplary, considering Sett and Yasuo; especially with the magical cat, it may please some players when the opposing Yumi is AFK.
The sales on Steam are notorious for strong offers that reach for your wallet. However, there is currently a sale on Humble featuring Steam games that also invites browsing.
I am a trained console gamer, only 9 years on Steam and I own only 126 games on the PC platform. My “Pile of Shame” is lower than my stack of unopened letters.
And even though there are surely three invoices waiting on the pile: I like to grab a deal during a good game sale. However, in this current sale, it’s more about you.
When I came across the Humble sale today, so many great games from my library came to mind that I want to encourage you to take a look at the list yourself:
I will show you a list below with games that I can recommend without reservation. However, I want to start here with a PlayStation trailer of my highlight – Rimworld for 26.39 € (20 %):
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30 Euro for 2,000 hours of game time on Steam – One of the best building games comes for PS4 & PS5
I don’t even need to scroll, as the first game comes to my attention in the “Popular” category. It’s about Satisfactory, a management game where you build a massive automated factory. The Steam hit is reduced by 40 % and available for 17.99 €.
Next, Valheim pops up directly, a survival adventure that experienced a big hype in early 2021 and is still being developed. Valheim is available for 13.99 € and thus reduced by 30 %.
For fans of building simulations, a “Rare Sale” of Planet Zoo is currently running. Until May 11 at 7 PM, you can get the game for 8.99 € and thus 80 % cheaper.
I could go on forever, but I prefer to list a few worthwhile titles:
Deep Rock Galactic / 16.91 € / -67 %
Loot shooter with dwarves, missions, and destructible environment
Stardew Valley / 11.19 € / -20 %
Pixel farm sim with a lot of content and a lovely neighborhood
Before this gets out of hand, take a look at the sometimes generous discounts on humblestore.com. While browsing, I’ve discovered that there are currently no more Steam keys available for some games, but they will be restocked.
You can actually save even more if you are a member of “Humble Choice.” It’s a subscription that allows you to choose games every month.
But beware: This very subscription is responsible for so many players already accumulating a pile of shame on Steam that the unplanned offspring couldn’t even get rid of. You’ve been warned, and I’ll go through the bills.
Bungie starts a new week in Destiny 2 with fresh challenges, the Iron Banner, and a new bonus. We will show you what to expect this week.
This week: This week will be rather quiet for Guardians. The Guardian Games 2023 are entering the 3rd round. Take this time to earn some more triumphs or weapons as well as materials.
In 14 days, on May 23, the new “Season of Depth” with fresh content will finally continue. Bungie has already presented aquatic impressions.
In this article, we will first give you an overview of the most important changes of this weekly reset and help Guardians prepare for the upcoming week.
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Destiny 2: Lightfall – Trailer to the Guardian Games 2023
Key information on activities from 09.05. to 16.05
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Vanguard: Nightfall – The Firetest
The Mirror Corridor, on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Elsie Bray requests the help of the Guardians to stop the advance of the Vex on Europa. Head out and defeat the Transcendent Spirit “Belmon” again in the Nightfall.
Earn this week’s Nightfall weapon: “Bussard,” a kinetic pistol
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation
Farmable Endgame on a weekly rotation: In the further endgame, the legacy rotations await. This means that both the rotating raid and the rotating dungeon are farmable. You can repeatedly complete the individual encounters to obtain various items and complete your collection, including possible exotics that are available in this content.
The weekly legacy raid is the “Oath of the Student” with the Exo “Collective Pressure”
In addition, the dungeon “Prophecy” has extra top loot
The raid exotic “Collective Pressure”
Bungie will further expand these content rotation activities from Season 22. Then players will be able to play not only raids and dungeons as “legacy” but also old exotic missions.
Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity:
Zone Control
Where is there a bonus this week?
This week you can expect a bonus in the Vanguard. You will receive bonus Nightfall rewards, which means extra loot.
Weekly Activities
With the weekly reset on May 9, several activities and challenges have once again been updated, offering players a variety of rewards and progress, and making them better Guardians through repetition.
Lightfall – Weekly Campaign Mission
“First Contact”
In the first mission, you make first contact and get to know Strand for the very first time while wandering through Neomuna with your Guardian. Strand is the new subclass from Lightfall, and there is something else you need to do…
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
If you still need triumphs from the Dreaming City, pay attention. Corruption reveals new accesses to you with a sip of “Queen’s Leaf Tincture”.
Petra Venj stands at the top of the pavilion in the area “The Shore” in the Dreaming City. The curse cycle resets and Curse Week 1 is active. The 5th Ascendant Challenge is also active.
All sources for top loot in Season 20 of Destiny 2
Season 21 will not further increase the power level – so you have time
To help you know where you can effectively grab your top loot, we provide a quick summary of activities every week.
This is the new max level: In the new season of resistance (Season 20), the power level increases drastically. The maximum power level of your gear rises to 1,810. This means that the power level at the start of the new Season 20 has increased by +210 compared to the previous Season 19.
In Season 20 of Lightfall, Guardians start at power level 1,600.
The soft cap is at 1,750.
The powerful cap at 1,800.
With top loot, you can bring yourself to the hard cap of 1,810.
The new Season 21, on the other hand, will not bring any further increase in the power level. Therefore, the level stress will be eliminated, and the Guardians can play relaxed and without pressure.
We will list the currently known activities that provide you with top loot and thus power level so that you can reach the max level.
This top loot will increase your power level to 1,810:
Complete bounties at the strategists’ table via “The Liberator’s Path” (+1)
Weekly Lightfall campaign mission at legendary (+2)
Complete 3 resistance battlegrounds in the seasonal playlist
Complete 3 Gambit matches (+1)
Complete 3 Crucible matches (+1)
Complete Vanguard operations strikes with the appropriate surge (+1)
Hawthorne’s clan task: Give 5 appreciation cards to other Guardians (+1)
Trials of Osiris, starting May 12 (+2)
Guardian Games playlists (+2)
Glimmer Highlights in the Eververse
The Eververse will provide you with a few cosmetics related to the Guardian Games this week. This means there will be more champion-like emotes, ships, and sparrows, such as the exotic ship “Säule des Siegers”.
The exotic ship “Säule des Siegers” can be obtained for 2000 Glimmer
This is what you can get this week for Glimmerat Tess:
That was all the information for today’s weekly reset, the central component of Destiny 2 that provides new challenges and rewards every week. It is a great way to ensure that players can improve their skills in changing activities.
Which special rewards or items excite you the most this week? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
While Destiny 2 continues undeterred, Bungie has caught another cheat provider:
With Evercore Heroes (PC), a new multiplayer game is being released that transports the gameplay of League of Legends into a PvE environment.
Games like League of Legends or DOTA 2 reach millions of players every year. However, they are pure PvP grinders, the tone can often be quite rough, and getting started can be a test of patience.
Evercore Heroes draws on the popular gameplay approaches, the isometric camera, and even the visuals, but does not build yet another LoL clone with PvP – rather it creates a co-op game with “competitive PvE”.
Evercore Heroes is released as a free-to-play game for PC. To participate in the closed beta, however, you must buy at least a €20 package or be invited by someone who has a package (via Evercore Store). The beta starts on June 20, 2023.
With the gameplay reveal, the developers have now revealed how the matches unfold and MeinMMO summarizes the game principle. You can also watch the English trailer for the reveal:
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Evercore Heroes – New gameplay shows the exciting PvE battles
Evercore Heroes offers “competitive PvE”
How do the matches unfold? Games follow four specific phases. Matches also start with four teams of four players each, two of whom will be eliminated before the final phase.
Phase 1 – Team Selection
You assemble your team from three different roles: Tank, Support, Damage Dealer. You can set your desired abilities beforehand, and there are customizable items for combat.
Phase 2 – Building Evercore
There are different worlds with varying challenges. The same world may also offer different enemies during the next run. In this phase, you level up your characters and collect “Luum”, which allows you to build up your Evercore and make it stronger. You can see at any time how far the other teams are.
Phase 3 – Defending Evercore
Up to the final, two events start with attacks on your Evercore. The waves of monsters also differ in each run. Teams that lose their Evercore during the attacks are eliminated. You can then immediately start a new match and do not have to wait for the end.
Phase 4 – Final
The final phase leads to a showdown in the PvE competition. Each world offers a different event: it could be a boss fight or something completely different. The team that completes the challenge the fastest wins the match in Evercore Heroes.
Whether in items, levels, controls, or abilities: Evercore Heroes strongly draws from PvP MOBA competitors at first glance, but attempts it with a PvE approach.
However, it also has some unique mechanics, such as random shops and abilities on the battlefield that give your champions an extra boost or customizable heroes that become stronger over time and unlock new abilities.
A trainer won an important tournament of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet with an unusual team. He forwentsome meta Pokémon because he pursued a specific strategy.
Which player is it about? Joseph Ugarte is a professional Pokémon player from the USA who participates in competitive Pokémon tournaments in the VGC format. He is currently competing in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
What kind of tournament was it? Last weekend, Joseph participated in a regional Pokémon tournament in Portland and made his way to the finals over two days. There, Joseph faced Zishuo Ding.
For the victory, the US-American received, besides a prize money of 2,000, also 200 Championship Points (CP). These are points that Pokémon players collect to qualify for the Pokémon World Championship.
Winning 200 CP is thus an important step on the way to becoming the best trainer in the world.
Joseph relies on sunny weather
What was Joseph’s plan? Joseph played a so-called sun team at the tournament in Portland, centered around the Pokémon Qurtel and Papunga. Additionally, he had the two Paradox Pokémon Flatterhaar and Riesenzahn, the legendary calamity monster Baojian, and Gladimperio in his team.
Qurtel is supposed to create sunny weather with its ability “Drought”, which in combination with the ability Paleo-Synthesis of Flatterhaar and Riesenzahn further enhances the strongest value of both monsters.
Furthermore, Papunga benefits from its ability Chlorophyll, which doubles the ability of the grass-flying monster in sunshine, making it a fast support Pokémon. Joseph plays this with the moves Leaf Storm, Sleep Powder, Endure, and Tailwind.
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Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet – The Treasure of Zone Zero in the Trailer
Joseph deviates from the meta
Which Pokémon does Joseph forgo? Because Joseph relies on Papunga and Qurtel in his sun team, he forgoes two Pokémon that are strongly represented in the current meta and were among the 12 most played Pokémon at the tournament in Portland. Although Gladimperio is a very strong monster and often played, it is also not in the top 12 of the tournament.
While both Flatterhaar and Riesenzahn and Baojian are played strongly in the current meta, Pokémon like Arcanine, Dragonite, the combination of Heerashai and Nigiragi, Delfinator, or Hutsassa are completely missing from his team.
The 12 most played Pokémon at the regional in Portland, Day 1 & 2
What advantages does the unusual team bring? A similar role as Papunga takes Hutsassa in the current meta of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The mushroom-like grass-poison monster is usually played with the moves Rage Powder and Spore.
Spore can put opposing Pokémon to sleep, thus serving the same purpose as Joseph’s Papunga’s Sleep Powder. Although Sleep Powder has a lower accuracy and can miss, due to the ability Chlorophyll, Papunga is significantly faster than Hutsassa. Thus, he was able to put the opposing Pokémon combination Heerashai and Nigiragi to sleep in the finals of Portland.
Additionally, Papunga, which is relatively rarely played, can use the move Tailwind due to its flying type, further doubling the speed of all Pokémon of the user – a strategic advantage that Hutsassa cannot offer.
How important is strategy in Pokémon? In competitive Pokémon matches, trainers have to make many strategic decisions.
It starts with the choice of the six Pokémon that a player includes in their team. But the four moves that a Pokémon learns, the abilities played, items, or the stat distribution are also crucial.
At the tournament in Portland, three Pokémon that were considered very strong shortly after the release of Scarlet and Violet, Delfinator, Iron Bundle, and Flatterhaar were played on both days:
When Pokémon GO launched in the summer of 2016, it became a global phenomenon upon release. People roamed everywhere to collect the virtual pocket monsters in their neighborhoods. A success that developer Niantic has not been able to replicate to this day. Now, Peridot is set to try again.
How time flies: This summer, Pokémon GO turns seven years old, it’s practically entering the second grade. The big hype that surrounded the game’s birth is long gone. Scenes like back then, when players rushed in masses to catch a wild Pokémon are now quite rare.
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But even today, there is a large, active community. They are still regularly out and about with Pokémon GO on their phones to catch monsters, participate in raids, or hatch eggs.
The game continues to generate impressive revenue. Statista reported the following revenue figures for the past years (via Statista):
2016: $550.45 million in revenue
2017: $444.75 million in revenue
2018: $607.68 million in revenue
2019: $653.59 million in revenue
2020: $909.11 million in revenue
2021: $874.4 million in revenue
2022: $645.59 million in revenue
The game has experienced its ups and downs. Just the last few weeks brought a lot of criticism after remote raid bonuses were removed, creating frustration within the community that even led to open letters, calls for boycotts, and petitions directed at Niantic. Who knows – if there were a really good alternative to Pokémon GO, players might even switch.
But to this day, no augmented reality game has been able to fill the niche that Pokémon GO has opened up on its own in the same way the current market leader does. In this regard, Pokémon GO remains a phenomenon. One that Niantic itself has tried to replicate multiple times – but has not succeeded to this day. Let’s take a look back.
The search for the AR alternative to Pokémon GO has so far been unsuccessful
In recent years, there have been several games aiming to lure players outside like Pokémon GO and connect gaming with the real world. The latest attempt is called “Peridot” – a game that can best be described as an “AR Tamagotchi”.
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Everything that is known about Peridot so far, the new game from the creators of Pokémon Go
The concept is quite suitable for an AR game. A virtual pet is projected into the real world via the camera, which, by the way, works better at first glance than the AR function in Pokémon GO. The little creature is to be cared for, taken on adventures, and further Dots bred.
The game itself is easy to play, but the release day on May 9 has so far come without much fanfare. There is, at least for now, a lack of attention. An indicator: The subreddit for Peridot currently has only 886 members, while Pokémon GO has 4.3 million members. Of course, this could grow further, and the development of the game remains to be seen – but at present, nothing suggests that Peridot will also become a global phenomenon.
However, “Peridot”, as a previously unknown brand from Niantic, logically has a harder start than Pokémon GO, which could draw on the immense appeal of the brand.
But just having the large brand is not enough. Other attempts in the realm of AR games have shown that.
Harry Potter, for example, is an incredibly large brand that attracted some people to the game “Wizards Unite” at launch – Pokémon GO with wizards and Hogwarts. But after just 2.5 years, it fizzled out, the game was discontinued in January 2022. In the Google Play Store, it ended up with 10 million+ downloads, which was not enough to keep it going.
Pikmin Bloom has invited people to walk since 2021 and enjoys positive reviews in the app stores, but has not become nearly as big as Pokémon GO. Pikmin Bloom currently stands at 1 million+ downloads in the Google Play Store.
With NBA All-World, Niantic also released a basketball game where players could sign basketball stars at stops in the real world and play matches. Yet here, too, no great hype developed. It stands at 500,000+ downloads in the Play Store.
Catan: World Explorers was also discontinued after about a year. It managed only 100,000+ downloads in the Play Store.
Peridot currently also stands at 100,000+ downloads in the Play Store but has just had its release day. Pokémon GO is currently at 100 million+ downloads in the Play Store. As a benchmark, this provides a good comparison base – even if official exact figures, or the figures from the iOS Store are not known.
Another indicator: Here you can see the current interest in Google Trends for Pokémon GO (blue line) over the past 12 months, compared to Peridot, Niantic’s first title Ingress, Pikmin Bloom, and NBA All-World. It can be seen that the search interest in the other games during this period does not match that of Pokémon GO, despite its age:
The search interest in Pokémon GO and the alternatives on Google Trends in the last 12 months
It seems: None of the experiments really wants to generate the same interest as Pokémon GO.
Another game about monsters is meanwhile already in the starting blocks: Monster Hunter Now is supposed to be another attempt to transform a popular game series into an AR experience. Whether that will succeed remains to be seen.
Niantic is not facing this issue alone: The Witcher: Monster Slayer, developed by Spokko and CD Projekt Red, also aimed to become an adult competitor to Pokémon GO. It did not succeed: In 2023, the game will be shut down.
Why is nothing comparable to Pokémon GO?
What makes Pokémon GO so successful? One could easily argue “it’s Pokémon”, after all, Pokémon is currently one of the largest brands in the world (via titlemax.com). And that is certainly a crucial factor, as one often sees the argument in the Pokémon community I play this game just because it’s Pokémon and not because of the AR component.
There is also criticism regarding the design and gameplay decisions surrounding Pokémon GO. It is often mentioned that the game itself could actually be much better.
But looking at it a bit more closely, a few hypotheses arise as to why Pokémon fits so well with this type of game. On the one hand, it is a game that works for various age groups. Children can do a lot with Pokémon, but the target audience with a certain nostalgia for the franchise also gets engaged. Parents can play with their children, friends can go out together – it is a game for everyone.
In addition, the mechanics that define Pokémon are not incredibly complicated and can be ideally transferred to a game like “GO”. After all, in the main games, one primarily walks around and collects suddenly appearing Pokémon. Exactly this is also the main content of GO: Discovering and collecting while exploring the world. In the case of Harry Potter, for example, this connection did not arise directly.
Team Rocket has also made it into Pokémon GO:
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Pokémon GO: Finding Rocket Bosses – How to Collect the Rocket Radar and Track Them Down
Also, the gyms from the main games have found their place in the game in a modified form. Simple, fitting elements were adopted. Notably, for example, that the breeding aspect that is a bit more complicated has not found a place in GO – and now appears in Peridot.
Overall, Pokémon GO is just very close to the pure gaming experience expected from the main brand. This is less the case with other candidates that wanted to fill the same niche.
Last but not least, longevity itself is an important argument for the game’s continued success. Many players who have been involved for years would be reluctant to have invested time and money only to then just drop out. This is perhaps comparable to WoW in the world of MMOs, where people always speak of the “WoW killer”, which simply does not come.
What reasons do you see for the success of Pokémon GO? And why is there no other game that can do it? Have you tried alternatives? Tell us in the comments.
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The Server Slam of Diablo 4 is starting soon, marking the last test before release. If you were so cozy as not to uninstall the beta after the previous test, you save time now. As Blizzard confirms, a simple update is sufficient.
How do lazy gamers save time? From May 12th to 14th, the Server Slam of Diablo 4 will take place. However, you need to download the game, which can take quite a while – unless you still have the beta from the first tests installed.
In the blog post, Blizzard explains that an update is enough to play the Server Slam. Since the beta, there have been some buffs and nerfs and adjustments to UI and other functions. However, it seems you don’t have to download everything again.
How big is the beta? There are still no concrete numbers for the size of the Server Slam or the patch. So we also don’t know how much time you will actually save. However, the beta already had considerable sizes in the first test:
85 GB for PC
76 GB for Xbox and PlayStation
It was possible, however, not to install the high-resolution 4K textures. This reduced the download to 41 or 37 GB. To find out how much storage space you need at release, check the system requirements for Diablo 4.
If you still need to download the entire game but have a slow connection, you should hurry. The preload starts on May 10th.
Diablo 4: The trailer for the Server Slam with content and rewards
Server Slam: Just a patch for the beta
The content in the Server Slam is largely the same as in the beta. You can play all 5 classes and explore the prologue and act 1. However, the Server Slam only goes up to level 20, not as before up to level 25. The activities available to you include:
23 dungeons
Quests and side quests
Events in the open world
World Boss Ashava every 3 hours starting Saturday at 6:00 PM
The drop rates for legendaries are lower in the Server Slam than in the beta and match those from the finished game. Otherwise, you can look forward to revised fonts and improved balancing.
The perfect companion for the release is the new special edition from GameStar:
If you play up to level 20, you also have the opportunity to earn all the rewards from the beta. These include the wolf bundle that existed before as well as a completely new reward that you only receive if you kill the world boss at level 20. If you have little time, you can find leveling tips here:
For the second time this year, Valorant player Hunter “SicK” Mims has been arrested. And it is for the same charge as the previous arrest.
Who is Hunter “SicK” Mims? The 25-year-old American is a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. Since April 2020, he has been working on his Valorant career and was signed by the eSports team “Sentinels”.
Why was “SicK” arrested? According to Valorant journalist George Geddes, “SicK” was arrested again for trespassing. A previous arrest occurred in March after he refused to leave a car dealership.
SicK confirms the case in a tweet and says that he was locked up for nothing.
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George Geddes reaches out to the community on Twitter and brings attention to the recent arrest of “SicK”. It occurred due to the same charge as a few months ago. He notes that the professional player is not doing well, which can also be seen in the streams. He also asks to support “SicK” when he is back (via Twitter).
Former teammates simultaneously urge to ignore “SicK”‘s behavior. “ShahZaM” explains that he has blocked “SicK” on Twitter so that he can post this tweet. His former colleague is not himself. “Please ignore his tweets and his unpredictable behavior,” he writes on the social media platform. Finally, he thanks for the understanding.
Here is the original tweet:
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The community writes in the comments that they must help him. Many express concern for the Valorant player. “He needs someone. Talk to him before it’s too late.”
How does “SicK” respond? The Valorant player reacts to the block with the question of whether “ShahZaM” does not understand the situation. The next day he writes on Twitter that he was wrongfully arrested and demands “global peace for everyone”. In another tweet, he asks whether “everyone has been brainwashed?”
What’s next for the pro? In the past, the player claimed to have struggled with mental health issues. In June of last year, “SicK” spoke on Twitter about his condition. He had struggled with his mental health for months and feels much better.
He also hopes to participate in competitions again soon. His last official game was in May 2022. The “Sentinels” were on the verge of a victory but ultimately lost. After that, the team replaced the player “Rawkus” for “SicK” (via dot esports).
His plans have not aged well.
The Valorant team “Sentinels” suspended him after the March arrest. And he has still not returned – on the team’s website, he is listed as a substitute player.
When is the release of the Open Beta of Street Fighter 6 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)? And what content is included? We show you all the times and what you need to know for the launch.
When does the Street Fighter 6 Open Beta start: The Open Beta runs from:
Friday, May 19, 9:00 AM (CEST) – Monday, May 22, 9:00 AM (CEST)
You can play the Open Beta on Steam as well as on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Regardless of the Open Beta, you can already play the demo of Street Fighter 6, which has been available since April 21.
Learn here how you can play the larger Open Beta and what content it offers.
You can find a trailer for Street Fighter 6 here:
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Street Fighter 6 – Game Awards
All information about the Open Beta of Street Fighter 6
How do I participate in the Open Beta? The Open Beta is available for all platforms. You just need to register a CAPCOM ID and link it to a platform. The CAPCOM ID will also be required for the full release of Street Fighter 6.
In addition to the characters and game modes, the beta also presents many new features of the 6th installment:
Cross-Play with all platforms of the Open Beta
Both control modes (modern/classic)
The new commentator function with 7 commentators
Character creation and the Battle Hub
You can interact with and challenge other players in the Battle Hub with your self-created character. Through the Game Center, you can try out classic Capcom games on arcade machines that change daily.
But not only Capcom is giving its long-standing fighting game series a new installment. Bandai Namco impressed fans last year with an impressive reveal trailer for Tekken 8.
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The people responsible for Foxhole, the popular war MMO on Steam, have recently conducted the second pre-alpha test of their latest project, the medieval MMORPG Anvil Empires, on Steam. This revealed the first gameplay.
What kind of game is it? In Anvil Empires, you are part of a whole, similar to the developer Siege Camp’s debut work, Foxhole. There you are a soldier in World War II, taking on various tasks ranging from logistics to combat in an existing world.
Anvil Empires is from the same developer, so it is not surprising that both games share many similarities. In the current MMORPG, however, your main goal is to build and manage a city, raid surrounding villages, and, of course, wage war against other kingdoms.
If you want to check out gameplay, there are already many videos on YouTube, but no comprehensive trailer for the current alpha yet:
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The MMORPG Anvil Empires combines city building with role-playing
What does the gameplay show? Meanwhile, the community has been very active and has created several gameplay videos for the second pre-alpha test. The material shown above is content from YouTuber MoiDawg and his endeavor to establish the first joint settlement.
In the following clip from YouTuber Morgeta, a battle can be admired, which reveals details about the combat system and process in the upcoming ISO-MMORPG:
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How do you sign up as a tester? The developer Siege Camp regularly conducts tests for Anvil Empires. To participate in future tests, you should use the official Discord channel for Anvil Empires.
There, you can sign up for further test phases of the MMORPG when the time comes. Otherwise, Siege Camp advises keeping an eye on Steam for regular announcements.
When will the game be released? No statement can be made on this yet, as the game is officially in the pre-alpha phase. However, the war MMO Foxhole by Siege Camp also has a long way behind it in early access.
One of the most anticipated games of 2023, Diablo 4, is launching soon. However, the mood beforehand is cautious – and not just towards Blizzard. MeinMMO wants to know from you: are you still pre-ordering games?
The discussion keeps coming up, and in dozens of threads on Reddit and elsewhere, there is ongoing debate about pre-orders. The problem is that in recent years, games have often released in an unacceptable state:
Currently, the topic is very hot, as two new games are coming out that hundreds of thousands of fans are waiting for: Diablo 4 on June 6 and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on May 12.
Some are waiting for journalists’ assessments before pre-ordering. You can see what we think of Diablo 4 in the video:
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Diablo 4 Beta: Performance and fun are on point, but important questions remain unanswered – The conclusion of the MeinMMO editorial team
Accordingly, the discussions around this topic are heated. Some gamers see the pre-order system as a scam and do not want to give companies any advance trust.
Others take it more relaxed: if they know they want to play a game, they pre-order it. If it turns out to be bad, they just had bad luck. So, we want to know from you: what do you think?
The problem with the discussion is that many players have even started attacking each other. They say that pre-orders are the reason that games are increasingly being released unfinished. After all, companies have already pocketed the money upfront.
Cynics argue that no further work is needed. And those who pre-order are to blame for it never changing and have low self-control anyway. There are even accusations flying.
Others argue that they can do whatever they want with their money. And if they are sure they want to try a game anyway, they will spend money on it. The bonuses for pre-ordering are a valid reason to jump in early.
What is your opinion on this? Leave us a comment!
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The cheat manufacturer “Lavicheats” was already sued by Bungie, the developer of the loot shooter Destiny 2, in 2012. Now, a conviction has occurred and it involves a lot of money. We explain how the amount is composed and why the money will probably never reach Bungie on MeinMMO.
The boom of service and online games in the last 10 years also brought a heyday for cheat manufacturers. Cheats have never been more in demand – whether based on software or hardware.
Especially Destiny developer Bungie has already celebrated some major successes in terms of lawsuits. Cheats violate copyright laws.
The latest success was achieved against the manufacturer “Lavicheats” and the operator Kunal Bansal. A US court sentenced Bansal to a million-dollar fine. However, whether the money will ever reach Bungie is highly questionable.
Destiny 2: Lightfall – Trailer to the Guardian Games 2023
Manufacturer to pay over 6,700,000 million USD
How is the amount composed? The US site “thegamepost” has the document of the conviction (via thegamepost.com). It breaks down exactly how the amount is composed:
5,580,000 $: Copyright violations
579,270 $: Violation of the Laham Act (Copyright)
300,000 $: Copyright violations
241,703.34 $: Attorney fees and costs
In total, this amounts to 6,700,973.34 million USD. This corresponds to about 6.1 million euros at the exchange rate at the time of the article.
Why will the money probably never arrive? On one hand, the manufacturer is based in India and did not show up for the court date. Access to funds may be difficult. Additionally, “Lavicheats” does not necessarily show understanding in a statement (via lavicheats.com).
On the other hand, it is not clear whether there are even sufficient funds available to guarantee a payment. Bungie estimates the revenues from cheats for Destiny 2 to be somewhere between 36,377.20 $ and 455,712.00 $.
While Lavicheats also offers cheating software for many other games, revenues or profits cannot be derived from them.
Interestingly, another figure disclosed by Bungie during the proceedings is that they have invested at least 2 million USD to fight cheat manufacturers like Lavicheats.
Many players believe: Features like DLSS lead developers to spend less time optimizing their games. In the end, the games don’t run without the wonder technology.
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A user presented a trick on reddit on how to double the framerate in the new Star Wars game. However, those who want to use the trick need an RTX 4000 graphics card to use the latest DLSS features.
Under the post, many users complain that this cannot be the point: If you want to use new games, you need a high-end graphics card that delivers certain features.
DLSS as an excuse for bad framerates?
What feature is this about? DLSS and Co. were initially considered a “wonder technology” among gamers. Because it was possible to significantly improve performance in many games. The technology calculated the game at a lower resolution and then scaled it up to the correct resolution. Back then, you only needed an RTX graphics card. AMD later introduced FSR as an alternative to DLSS.
What are the concerns? Many players now fear that DLSS (and FSR) will soon no longer be considered a “nice bonus”. Instead, these features would suddenly become mandatory if you want to play games properly. Because, according to players, developers have no motivation to optimize their games, DLSS would be the solution for everything. Some write on reddit:
“DLSS is not the answer to the fact that game developers are a bunch of crap and bring out terribly optimized ‘games’ that are glorified slideshows.”
“The great days of DLSS, when you could enhance existing performance, are over; it was fun while it lasted. Now DLSS is a requirement to run at all.”
“I tell you, this is the technology that game developers will increasingly rely on in the future.”
Opinions are quite unanimous. The disappointment over past releases is high and many do not believe that this will improve in the future. Because the latest releases for PC have all been quite disappointing.
What does it look like currently? The current situation seems to confirm the players’ fears. Because the last major releases for PC all stumbled over technical problems:
Last of Us Part I (Mixed, 54 %)
Star Wars Jedi Survivor (Mixed, 57 %)
Wild Hearts (Mixed, 47 %)
Wo Long Fallen Dynasty (Mixed, 47 %)
RedFall (Mostly negative, 37 %)
Forspoken (Mixed, 60 %)
All games were released in a technically disastrous state, and correspondingly poor were the ratings, and correspondingly loudly complained the players: Why should one spend 70 euros on a game if it does not work properly?
Diablo 4 is released on June 6, 2023. A fan of the series wanted to check out the new hack-and-slash game, but passed away before the release. His friend shares the loss on Reddit and receives dozens of comments from users who support him and have great ideas.
This is the story: In a thread on Reddit, user Icy_Hospital_9690 expresses with the words: “There were only 4 weeks left, man …” his grief over a friend who was a big fan of the Diablo series.
“He was a bit uncertain about Diablo 4, didn’t play the beta, but wanted to play the server slam and the full game. Now he will never experience it …,” explains the user. His friend unexpectedly passed away after a stroke.
He doesn’t really know why he shares this with the community. But his post received over 1,500 upvotes and 180 comments within a few hours. Many fans express their sympathy and try to cheer the user up – successfully.
Diablo 4: The trailer for the Server Slam with content and rewards
“Give us a list of names”
This is how the community reacts: Many use the thread as an opportunity to share their losses or distract with nicer stories. Some users come up with the idea of paying tribute to the deceased fan.
It is said, for example: “How about naming your character after him?”, from which a whole series of ideas emerges:
some offer to name themselves after the deceased friend as well
others want a kind of recognition mark, a “clan tag” as kudos when they see them in the open world
A few players even offer to specifically play the deceased’s favorite class. The creator mentions: had he still been able to, he would probably play a necromancer. Actually, the paladin is his favorite class, but that is (still) not available in Diablo 4.
Icy_Hospital_9690 seems to find the comments quite helpful. He thanks everyone.
Can I join? Basically yes. Diablo 4 has complete crossplay across all platforms and no direct servers. You can play with any player worldwide at any time.
You will likely find in the Reddit thread the list of name suggestions if you want to name yourself accordingly. The next opportunity would be the server slam. It starts on May 12. Just remember to download the game in time. You can do this several days before the servers open:
